1958 Moroccan Grand Prix
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| Race details | ||
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| Race 11 of 11 in the 1958 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | October 19, 1958 | |
| Official name | VII Grand Prix du Maroc | |
| Location | Ain-Diab Circuit Casablanca |
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| Course | Road-based with permanent infrastructure 7.618 km (4.734 mi) |
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| Distance | 53 laps, 403.754 km (250.902 mi) | |
| Weather | Warm, dry, sunny | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Mike Hawthorn |
Ferrari |
| Time | 2:23.1 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Stirling Moss |
Vanwall |
| Time | 2:22.5 on lap 21 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Stirling Moss |
Vanwall |
| Second | Mike Hawthorn |
Ferrari |
| Third |  Phil Hill |
Ferrari |
The 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Ain-Diab Circuit, Casablanca on October 19, 1958.
[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 28 | Stirling Moss |
Vanwall | 53 | 2:09:15.1 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Mike Hawthorn |
Ferrari | 53 | +1:24.7 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 |  Phil Hill |
Ferrari | 53 | +1:25.5 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 18 |  Jo Bonnier |
BRM | 53 | +1:46.7 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | Harry Schell |
BRM | 53 | +2:33.7 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 22 | Masten Gregory |
Maserati | 52 | +1 lap | 13 | 0 |
| 7 | 28 | Roy Salvadori |
Cooper-Climax | 51 | +2 laps | 14 | 0 |
| 8 | 30 | Jack Fairman |
Cooper-Climax | 50 | +3 laps | 11 | 0 |
| 9 | 38 |  Hans Herrmann |
Maserati | 50 | +3 laps | 18 | 0 |
| 10 | 34 | Cliff Allison |
Lotus-Climax | 49 | +4 laps | 16 | 0 |
| 11 | 50 |  Jack Brabham |
Cooper-Climax | 49 | +4 laps | 19 | 0 |
| 12 | 26 |  Gerino Gerini |
Maserati | 48 | +5 laps | 17 | 0 |
| 13 | 52 |  Bruce McLaren |
Cooper-Climax | 48 | +5 laps | 21 | 0 |
| 14 | 58 |  Robert La Caze |
Cooper-Climax | 48 | +5 laps | 23 | 0 |
| 15 | 48 | André Guelfi |
Cooper-Climax | 48 | +5 laps | 25 | 0 |
| 16 | 32 | Graham Hill |
Lotus-Climax | 45 | +7 laps | 12 | 0 |
| Ret | 12 | Stuart Lewis-Evans |
Vanwall | 41 | Fatal accident | 3 | 0 |
| Ret | 54 | François Picard |
Cooper-Climax | 31 | Accident | 24 | 0 |
| Ret | 56 | Tom Bridger |
Cooper-Climax | 30 | Accident | 22 | 0 |
| Ret | 10 | Tony Brooks |
Vanwall | 29 | Engine | 7 | 0 |
| Ret | 2 |  Olivier Gendebien |
Ferrari | 29 | Accident | 6 | 0 |
| Ret | 14 | Jean Behra |
BRM | 26 | Engine | 4 | 0 |
| Ret | 24 | Wolfgang Seidel |
Cooper-Climax | 15 | Accident | 20 | 0 |
| Ret | 20 | Ron Flockhart |
BRM | 15 | Camshaft | 15 | 0 |
| Ret | 36 | Maurice Trintignant |
Cooper-Climax | 9 | Engine | 9 | 0 |
[edit] Notes
- Hawthorn (40pts) and Moss (32) came into this race with a chance for the championship.
- Hawthorn needed 2nd.
- Moss needed 1st with fastest lap, with Hawthorn 3rd or lower
- Lewis-Evans' engine seized and sent him lurching into barriers at high speed, and his car burst into flames. He was airlifted back to the UK, but died in hospital of his burn injuries six days after the accident.
[edit] Standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 6 results counted towards each Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
| Previous race: 1958 Italian Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1958 season |
Next race: 1959 Monaco Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1957 Moroccan Grand Prix |
Moroccan Grand Prix | Next race: none |
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